BUDGET BY ASSIGNED REVENUES 139
be deducted from the balances of the Government of the Northwestern Provinces and Oudh in the Imperial treasury.
Bengal
| Items of Expenditure incorporated in the Bengal Budget | Grant as existing in 1877-8 | Retrench- ment | Proposed Consolidated Grant |
|---|---|---|---|
| 3. Refunds of Revenue from Excise, Stamps, Law and Justice, and of Deposits. 4. Land Revenue (Collectors, Deputy Commissioners, etc. Establishments and charges on account of Land Revenue Collections). 6. Excise on spirits and drugs ... 8. Customs ... 9. Salt ... 11. Stamps ... 15. Administration (excepting Account Office, Allowances to Presidency Banks, Stationery Office at Presidency and stationery purchased in the country). 16. Minor Departments (excepting meteorological and archaeological departments, census and gazeteers). 17. Law and Justice (excepting Law Officers). 18. Marine ... 23. Political (Govt. House Police Guard). 26. Miscellaneous (excepting remittance of treasure). Stationery and Stamps ... 27. Provincial allotment as now existing Maintenance of Bishop’s Palace, etc. Total ... | 4,91,000 22,62,000 2,92,000 6,93,000 39,000 2,38,000 12,61,000 1,68,000 63,97,000 10,92,000 7,000 25,000 4,98,000 1,10,59,000 7,000 | ... ... ... ... ... ... ... ... 1,00,000 ... ... ... 50,000 4,40,000 ... | 4,91,000 22,62,000 2,92,000 6,93,000 39,000 2,38,000 12,61,000 1,68,000 62,97,000 10,92,000 7,000 25,000 4,48,000 1,06,19,000 7,000 |
| 2,45,29,000 | 5,90,000 | 2,39,39,000 |
The budget of the Province of Bengal [1] was enlarged rather than recast by additions to the already incorporated heads of revenue and expenditure. For the second stage of the scheme the Government of Bengal was made responsible for the charges shown in the above table.
1 Gazette of India, Part I, March 31, 1877, p. 174.